Physical activities and breast cancer: a Mendelian randomization study by Lishan Ding, Qingliang Chen, Hao Liang, Meng Shen, Ming Zheng, Zhaojun Li

“…Conclusions Our findings suggest that engaging in leisure walking is associated with a reduced risk of ER+ BC. …”
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Smallholder farmers’ knowledge, attitudes and practices towards biological control of papaya mealybug in Kenya by Kate Constantine, Fernadis Makale, Idah Mugambi, Harrison Rware, Duncan Chacha, Alyssa Lowry, Ivan Rwomushana, Frances Williams

“…With high levels of interest and willingness to support biological control, the next step is to engage with farming communities impacted by PMB. By building awareness and capacity, and developing a management plan with farmers that will support the release and establishment of the biological control agent, Acerophagus papayae, long-term, sustainable control of PMB in Kenya is possible.…”
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Implementation of the School as a Learning Organisation Approach in Vocational Education: The Case of Latvia by Gunta Siliņa-Jasjukeviča, Ilze Briška, Inese Lūsēna-Ezera, Agnese Lastovska, Inga Linde

“…For entrepreneurs: Help define the diverse, varied manifestations of professions in the sector in order to engage the individual potential of learners as effectively as possible. …”
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Prevalence of overweight misperception and weight control behaviors among normal weight adolescents in the United States by Kathleen S. Talamayan, Andrew E. Springer, Steven H. Kelder, Emmanuel C. Gorospe, Karen A. Joye

“…A significant portion of normal weight adolescents misperceive themselves as overweight and are engaging in unhealthy weight control behaviors. These data suggest that obesity prevention programs should address weight misperceptions and the harmful effects of unhealthy weight control methods even among normal weight adolescents.…”
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From shadowing to active learning: exploring the impact of supervised teaching clinics on gynecology education by Sangsang Ren, Hong Zhan, Asanga Fernando, Asanga Fernando, Xiangrong Xu, Weiguo Lu

“…Traditional clinical rotations often leave students in passive roles, limiting their active participation and the development of essential clinical skills.AimThis study aimed to evaluate the impact of STCs on the clinical competencies and professional development of medical students within a gynecological clinic, comparing the outcomes with those of traditional clinic shadowing.MethodsA total of 144 fifth-year medical students were randomly assigned to either a control group, which participated in traditional clinic shadowing, or an STC group, which engaged in both shadowing and supervised teaching activities. …”
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One hundred years of zoonoses research in the Horn of Africa: A scoping review. by Lisa Cavalerie, Maya Wardeh, Ophélie Lebrasseur, Mark Nanyingi, K Marie McIntyre, Mirgissa Kaba, Daniel Asrat, Robert Christley, Gina Pinchbeck, Matthew Baylis, Siobhan M Mor

“….); and (iii) empowering local researchers supported by regional and international partnerships to engage in zoonoses research.…”
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A Preseason Training Program With the Nordic Hamstring Exercise Increases Eccentric Knee Flexor Strength and Fascicle Length in Professional Female Soccer Players by Karoline Baptista Vianna, Lívia Gonçalves Rodrigues, Nathalia Trevisol Oliveira, João Breno Ribeiro-Alvares, Bruno Manfredini Baroni

“… # Purpose To investigate the collective and individual responses of professional female soccer players engaged in a preseason training program with the NHE regarding eccentric knee flexor strength and biceps femoris long head fascicle length…”
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Automatic priority analysis of emergency response systems using internet of things (IoT) and machine learning (ML) by Abu S.M. Mohsin, Shadab H. Choudhury, Munyem Ahammad Muyeed

“…This allowed users to engage with the system through an intuitive interface and obtain timely alerts and insights. …”
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Environmental impacts of urban growth and land use changes in tropical cities by Timothy O. Ogunbode, Victor O. Oyebamiji, David O. Sanni, Emmanuel O. Akinwale, Francis O. Akinluyi

“…Descriptive analysis revealed that most respondents had lived in Iwo for over 30 years, with many engaged in farming, trading, and civil service. Factor analysis was used to identify significant variables driving urban growth. …”
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History of Pain Research and Management in Canada by Harold Merskey

“…Hebb's pupil Ronald Melzack engaged in studies of early experiences in relation to pain and, joining with Patrick Wall at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, published the 1965 paper in Science that revolutionized thinking. …”
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Optimising transitions of care for acute kidney injury survivors: protocol for a mixed-methods study of nephrologist and primary care provider recommendations by Rozalina Grubina McCoy, Kianoush B Kashani, Joan M Griffin, Heather Personett May, Abby K Krauter, Dawn M Finnie, Erin F Barreto

“…Building capacity across the healthcare spectrum by engaging a broad network of multidisciplinary providers to facilitate optimal follow-up care represents an important mechanism to address this existing care gap. …”
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The development process of a type 2 diabetes health-promoting CBPR intervention by Cecilia Lindsjö, Katarina Sjögren Forss, Christine Kumlien, Anders Kottorp, Margareta Rämgård

“…This approach, that is, developing a community-based participatory research intervention, offers a possibility for the primary health care to engage with the community members and for other stakeholders to work in a health-promotive way.…”
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Increase in beta frequency phase synchronization and power after a session of high frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation to the primary motor cortex by Enrico De Martino, Adenauer Girardi Casali, Bruno Andry Nascimento Couto, Thomas Graven-Nielsen, Daniel Ciampi de Andrade

“…No significant differences were observed in stimulating the DLPFC, ACC, or PSI by TMS-EEG. M1-rTMS engaged a sequence of enhanced phase synchronization, followed by an increase in power occurring within M1, which spread to remote areas and persisted after the end of the stimulation session. …”
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Peut-il y avoir une vie sobre sans travail sobre ? by Valérie Deruelle, Jean-Luc Metzger

“…Parmi les facteurs permettant d’identifier les vulnérabilités et leur inégale distribution, le travail joue un rôle clé.Nous poserons qu’un travail peut être dit sobre s’il respecte les conditions suivantes : 1) les travailleurs participent aux décisions concernant leur production et l’organisation de leur activité ; 2) celles-ci répondent à l’intérêt général ; 3) ils prennent en compte l’impératif de limiter les empreintes de leurs activités ; 4) les évolutions du droit du travail rendent pérenne cette configuration.Pour tester la pertinence de ce cadre d’analyse, nous mobilisons les résultats d’une étude empirique portant sur des travailleurs « engagés » du numérique : a) les premiers ont mis en oeuvre des projets/organisations de plateformes coopératives numériques ; b) les seconds, salariés d’une multinationale, essayent, dans leurs pratiques quotidiennes, de mener des activités sobres. …”
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Psychometric properties of the health literacy questionnaire tested in Vietnamese adults with chronic diseases by Thi Thuy Ha Dinh, Ann Bonner

“…The highest scores were rated on scales 4 “Social support for health” and 6 “Ability to engage with healthcare providers”. The reliability of all nine scales ranged from 0.81 to 0.89. …”
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Calibration and Testing of Discrete Element Simulation Parameters for Ultrasonic Vibration-Cutter-Soil Interaction Model by Yang Qiao, Shenghai Huang, Chengyi Yang, Songlin Liu, Kailun Wang, Yunpeng Lu, Jiasheng Wang

“…This paper established an accurate discrete element for ultrasonic vibration-cutter-soil interaction model to study the interaction mechanism between the soil-engaging component and the soil. In order to reduce the interaction between calibration parameters and improve the calibration accuracy, it is proposed that the soil constitutive, contact parameters, and bonding parameters be calibrated by combining the soil repose angle experiment and the soil resistance experiment of ultrasonic vibration cutting. …”
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The “Heretics” Hermeneutics: Bosnia and Balkan Bogomils in the Mirror of Modern Hungarian Literature As Potential(Borrowed?) Theaters of Multidimensional Orientalism by Marton Ivanyi

“…However, the Hungarian corpus itself rarely engages with the Bogomils as proto-Muslims, a narrative more prevalent in earlier Western and later Balkan discourses. …”
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CAREER GUIDANCE EXPERIENCE ABROAD by Sergey N. Tolstoguzov

“…The research materials and implementations can be useful to Russian career-and professional specialists, and the experts who are engaged in education management.…”
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Citizenship in Lithuanian Lexicographical Sources, Youth Worldview, and Media Texts by Marius Smetona

“…Therefore, it is essential for linguists and language institutions to engage in the citizenship development program so that young people can see that citizenship is not just about defence; it also includes language, as well as cultural and ethnic aspects. …”
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Opening the digital doorway to sexual healthcare: Recommendations from a behaviour change wheel analysis of barriers and facilitators to seeking online sexual health information an... by Julie McLeod, Claudia S Estcourt, Jennifer MacDonald, Jo Gibbs, Melvina Woode Owusu, Fiona Mapp, Nuria Gallego Marquez, Amelia McInnes-Dean, John M Saunders, Ann Blandford, Paul Flowers

“…<h4>Background</h4>The ability to access and navigate online sexual health information and support is increasingly needed in order to engage with wider sexual healthcare. However, people from underserved populations may struggle to pass though this "digital doorway". …”
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